See main article: Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
| General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| Date: | 19 – 26 September 2023 |
| Venues: | General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters |
| Cities: | New York City, United States |
| Participants: | United Nations Member States |
| President: | Dennis Francis |
| Follows: | 77th |
| Precedes: | 79th |
| Compactnav: | yes |
The General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 19 September and ran until 26 September 2023.[1] Leaders from a number of member states addressed the UNGA.
The order of speakers is given first to member states, then observer states and supranational bodies. Any other observer entities will have a chance to speak at the end of the debate, if they so choose. Speakers will be put on the list in the order of their request, with special consideration for ministers and other government officials of similar or higher rank. According to the rules in place for the General Debate, the statements should be in one of the United Nations official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) and will be translated and interpreted by United Nations translators and interpreters. Each speaker is requested to provide 20 advance copies of their statements to the conference officers to facilitate translation and to be presented at the podium. The theme for this year's debate was chosen by President Dennis Francis as: "Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all".[2]
Since 1955, Brazil and the United States are traditionally the first and second countries to speak.[3] Other countries follow according to a speaking schedule issued by the Secretariat.
The list of speakers is provided by both the daily UN Journal, while changes in order are also reflected by the UNGA General Debate website.
Tonga - Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni
Afghanistan, 
Madagascar, 
Myanmar, and 
Niger were on the agenda of the general debate.